Children out of school, primary in Peru
Peru: Children out of school, primary was 5,359 in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Children out of school, primary in Peru, 1970–2019
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
In 2019, children out of school, primary in Peru stood at 5,359.
The figure is down 15.1% on the previous year and down 80.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, children out of school, primary in Peru peaked at 582,489 in 1997 and was at its lowest, 1,552, in 2017.
Peru ranks 125th of 197 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 448,456 | 410,835 | 486,076 | 2 |
| 1980s | 294,951 | 161,853 | 422,543 | 5 |
| 1990s | 370,898 | 72,877 | 582,489 | 6 |
| 2000s | 31,539 | 11,365 | 70,471 | 10 |
| 2010s | 10,472 | 1,552 | 25,931 | 6 |
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More education data for Peru
- Lower secondary school starting age 12 years (2025)
- Primary school starting age 6 years (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 23.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 66.9% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 112.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 199,824 (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 113.2% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 112.4% (2024)
- Labor force, total 19.24 million (2025)
- Labor force, female 45.2% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is children out of school, primary in Peru?
- Children out of school, primary in Peru was 5,359 in 2019, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest children out of school, primary recorded in Peru?
- The highest recorded value was 582,489 in 1997.
- What is the lowest children out of school, primary recorded in Peru?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,552 in 2017.
- How does Peru rank for children out of school, primary?
- Peru ranks 125th out of 197 countries with data for 2019.
- Is children out of school, primary rising or falling in Peru?
- Over the last ten years it is down 80.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Peru data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Children out of school, primary. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Children out of school are the number of primary-school-age children not enrolled in primary or secondary school.